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    My VH45 USDM 260Z in Okinawa

    in Other V8Z Tech Board

    Posted

    I so need to come drool over this when you get started, Chance convince you to go VH instead?

    Nah, I had the VH idea before I ever met chance, but yeah... it's still the plan. Just gonna be a while. We'll see how contract renewal goes. Also might be looking to find a new garage. :-)

    My VH45 USDM 260Z in Okinawa

    in Other V8Z Tech Board

    Posted

    planning on doing the VH45 with a haltech, pistons, rods, head totally worked and basically getting it as bitchin as can be while staying N/A. Not going after crazy numbers with it. If anything, the numbers I'm chasing are low weight numbers. This car will be a fair weather cruiser and just a general nice night time cruise car. I'll put a dog box in it eventually, be it a PPG that goes into the stock Z32 mission case or use one of my GT-R transmissions (i've got 2 dog boxes and a sequential) and just cut up the bellhousing to a Z32 spec so it will bolt onto the VH.

    My VH45 USDM 260Z in Okinawa

    in Other V8Z Tech Board

    Posted

    After much consideration I've decided on doing an N/A VH45 swap into my Datsun 260Z. My car is a 74 which was purchased in San Diego then brought to Okinawa when I moved back here about 5 years ago. I've been doing a restoration on and off for a WHILE. But I've also been busy building a house and family. Things are finally starting to settle down and now I've got some time to work on the Z again and a place to do it; my garage.

     

    Here are my rough plans:

     

    install stock rear-member/diff get the car back to a rolling chassis

    install VH45 and Z32 mission with mazworx adapter plate

    custom drive shaft to be installed only for JCI with stock rear end

    Get JCI done and generate Japanese title, complete legitimate Konin for the car with the engine and transmission on the title

     

    drop the stock rear member and pull the motor/mission out again

    start hacking up the back frame/floor and modify the car to accept a totally unmodified BCNR33 rear member

    Get back to a rolling chassis with the new rear end in

    Put the motor/mission back in

    Design roll cage system

    cut up piping for roll cage and mock it up

    Pull motor/mission

    weld in roll cage

    stitch weld all panels on the unibody and incorporate the roll cage into the body everywhere possible

    full paint underside/interior/engine room/etc...

    reinstall engine/mission

    custom driveshaft for the BCNR33 rear end

    Put fenders/hood/doors/hatch back on and final paint.

    reinstall glass, finish wiring, finish interior, etc... then it should be pretty well done.

     

    I'm expecting this to take a few years. maybe more than a few.

     

    I was going to do an SR20, but had a good friend beg me not to.

     

    I'm concerned that there are many build threads on VH45 Z's but I never see any of them complete.

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    Getting there....

    in Fabrication / Welding

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    rough plan from here:

     

    put the floors in.

    get a rear member and mock it up. check fit.

    fab up a rear frame.

    fab up front frame, cut out frame rails in the engine bay.

    Connect front frame to rear frame via square frame stock.

    weld in roll cage welded to the frame and tabbed to the chassis like a mad man from strut tower to strut tower front to back.

    Throw the roof on.

    primer the whole thing.

     

    Mechanical build.

    Install the motor, fuel, driveline, brakes, suspension (all non-running and without anything electrical)

     

    Pull all the mechanical **** out.

     

    Prime again.

    Paint. inside and under.

    Put all the mechanical **** back in.

     

    Wiring nightmare.

     

    Car now runs, is painted inside and bottom.

     

    Paint removable body parts insides (doors, hood, hatch, fenders)

     

    Install removable body parts.

     

    Paint exterior.

     

    Put the car in my garage with no JCI. Cover it with a car cover and never look at it again or drive it for the rest of my life.

     

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    Anyone use the McKinney Motorsports SR20 mounts?

    in Nissan 4 Cyl Forum

    Posted

    definitely put the mount in right. even tried it the other way just to be sure, but stuff was waaaaaay off the other way.

     

    As far as my comments being uncalled for, I'm just stating my experience as it was. I got a much more professional impression out of McKinney than Vildini based on the customer service I received via email from both of them.

     

    Guess they spend less time posting on forums trying to save face, and more time taking care of their customers.

     

    Again, just my experience though. My friend Joel in San Diego said he had a really good experience with Vildini and his car looks absolutely professional. He's got the gunmetal S30 with the 240SX dash.

     

    I'm pretty sure vildini would be much better to deal with for people in the US, and they are probably pretty cool dudes.

     

    I still don't get how posting a valid, actual experience (good or bad) is "uncalled" for, isn't that the nature of web forums? People looking for other people's experiences and perspectives on things?

    Body work in progress - Shaving rear, need front end parts ideas

    in Body Kits & Paint

    Posted

    Cheers. Yeah I'm looking at getting a CF or fiberglass hood too just because of the weight and the rust long term. Leaning more toward the CF just because of my one experience with glass hoods and the ridiculous amount of waves in them. My old GT-R hood was just a 100 dollar yahoo japan auctions pile of garbage though, but the Z hoods are SOoooo long, i'd be very worried about strength and waves. It was so bad that it would have been worth the few hundred extra to get CF and save the money in labor costs at the paint shop to smooth it out...

     

    please tell me you're gonna fix the baby ♥♥♥♥ green engine bay? :-P

    Body work in progress - Shaving rear, need front end parts ideas

    in Body Kits & Paint

    Posted

    Looks much better thumb.gif

     

    When you do finally paint it, are you planning on pulling the motor or at least trying to get some of that green out of the engine bay?

     

    I've had good luck with http://www.motorsportauto.com/ for some of my replacement parts. Fairly cheap and made well enough.

     

    I see where the paint is coming off on the front from where the 240Z badge pins on. I'm planning on smoothing those out on my Z, breaking the tabs off the back of the badges and only doing double sided tape for the badges.

    New Message Board in Japan

    in Non Tech Board

    Posted

    I've created a new message board system with lots of people from mainland japan and okinawa on it. There is a classifieds section and you can post up your wanted ads as well. Please excuse the "Summer Fun" theme prior to logging in. Once you create an account and log-in you can change the theme. There is a LOT more to the site once you log in.

     

    http://blacklinux.com/innersanctum/

     

    There are many vulgarities and thick skin jokes as well so please don't be offended. The site was created as kind of a joke and it just took off....

     

    I've been getting a LOT of PMs about being a parts contact in Japan and unfortunately I do not have time for even my own family and Z due to my travel tempo for work, however, there are people in here who might be able to help.

     

    Lots of interesting, Japan-centric, random funny and good stuff inside.

     

    Thanks!

    Downgraded capacity SR20 for high rev?

    in Nissan 4 Cyl Forum

    Posted

    I've got a 32 GT-R that's an HKS 2.8L stroker touge car.

     

    I want the opposite characteristics for the Z. Free revving high boost.

     

    I'd like to stick with the SR because they are the price of a can of coca-cola. However, this is mostly just entertaining a thought.

     

    Car will be for spirited cruising and occasional midnight drag.

    Downgraded capacity SR20 for high rev?

    in Nissan 4 Cyl Forum

    Posted

    I want to build a medium to high HP SR20 and was looking at the following:

     

    2.0L SR20 is 86x86.0mm DOHC CHAIN Timing

    2.5L RB25 is 86x71.7mm DOHC BELT Timing

    2.6L RB26 is 86x73.7mm DOHC BELT Timing

    2.8L RB26 is 87x77.7mm DOHC BELT Timing

     

    I've got a 2.8L RB26 and I used to have a standard capacity RB26 as well. I've also had RB25's and RB20's.

     

    Quite franlky the stroke on the stock SR scares me. I want to build a high reving, high boost SR. I'm wondering if this has been done and what the limits are.

     

    I calculated the following:

     

    86x73.7 (4 cyl) is 1712.5cc or 1.7L. This is the stock RB26 stroke on an SR.

     

    86x71.7 (4 cyl) is 1666.0cc or 1.7L This is the stock RB25 stroke on an SR.

     

    Is there such thing as a down capacity crank for the SR? If there was, it might be possible to build a motor that would spin 5 figures.

     

    Build it right, good strong internals, gaskets, bolts, springs etc.... Throw a TON of boost at it.

     

    What do you think? I CAN'T be the first person to think of this!

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